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I like the buddy idea, but keeping it individual for weigh ins.

I couldn't wait to cut my hair after the wedding!! Although I had something to go to one night, so I had to go get a quick haircut and didn't have time to go to my usual girl, the chick I went to SUCKED, but at least she got some of the length off. I really love Nicole Richie's hair, with the long side swept bangs, I think that's what I'm going to go for, as soon as mine grows out a little from the last butcher!

Quote: Originally Posted by mauraw thanks for the encouragement! i almost never drink to begin with so that takes care of that. i'm allergic to beer and have a very very sensitive stomach and digestive system so more than one glass of white wine or one cocktail makes me really sick usually. i cant even drink red wine at all, my doctor said i am probably allergic to the tannins, because i have gotten very ill the few times i drank red with specific kinds of stomach pains, so my doc said to just stay away from red wine. my FI doesnt drink hardly at all either, so i never feel bad about not being much of a drinker. i just switch to sparkling water after i've had my alcohol. and i agree not using ANY flex points makes it much harder to do, but then i was seeing more results in the first 3 weeks when i didnt use flex points. i was really really hormonal this week though, and i was bad and bought those softstix pretzels you heat up in the microwave and they have cheese in the middle.... i ate 3/4 of the box on wednesday, and a serving size is 2. i ate 8. and then my FI went to CVS last night and brought home a cadbury creme egg for me since he knows theyre my favorite easter candy. i crave really bad, greasy, salty foods when I have my period. and like clockwork, every month the week i start PMSing, i crave french fries and a chocolate shake. anybody know a way to curb that? I wish I knew a way to curb it because I get the same types of cravings! Usually its the week before my period when I feel like I could eat a house and still be hungry! I really hope there is a cure for this....

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha Yeah that was my main concern is the pre done food/meals. I have a strict diets as it is (youd think I would not need to loose weight with what I cant eat). Im gluten intolerant. Dont know if you have any idea what it is but its the protein found in wheat. So pretty much anything with flour is off limits. So that would limit my restrictions big time as far as the premade foods. But if you can eat your own than I think it would work. Hopefully!! Thanks for all your great info though, you have been super helpful! Celiac's disease, right (I probably slaughtered the spelling of that!!) I have a friend whose 5 year old daughter has had it since she was really little, so I've seen and heard about all the things she can't have. It seems like everything is off limits, it must be so hard to find things to eat!! WW would work well for you in this case because you can eat your own food. Quote: Originally Posted by FutureMrsB Ok girls..today was my weekly weigh-in! I lost 2.6 pounds this week, for a total weight-loss of 11.6 pounds in 3 weeks! 20 pounds to go to hit the WW goal. Not sure if it is too low though, I would look like a twig at that weight. I would be happy with 10-15 more pounds. Thats fantastic!!! Congratulations, you're more than halfway to your goal!

Ann I think I sent you a paypal payment last night, did you get it? I got an email for the one I sent to Alyssa, but I don't think I got an email for the one I sent to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha Im proud of you Alyssa! I just had a piece of cake.... thinking about a drumstick too!!!! gotta get it all in beofre wed. Quote: Originally Posted by Alyssa this thread is the best!! i am going to eat Indian Food tonight and chow down before the BDW biggest loser kicks off on Wed - oh and i have to have dark chocolates with caramel YUM I just went to the bakery to pick up a cake for my sisters birthday tonight and while I was there I got myself some petite fours and some other pastry things, yum! And we're having pizza for dinner tonight, so I'll be sure to pack on the pounds before wednesday!

Quote: Originally Posted by nenamono Thanks everyone. I should take a look at the diamond district first. I think I was just a little turned off b/c I cant stand all of these guys trying to get your attention. I dont know how my FI survived it alone hehehehe. I did take a look at all of the websites and the www.WeddingRings.com site had some pretty amazing stuff I found at least 4 I wanted to try. Maybe I will swing by them first. How is bluenile? I checked out their site but wasnt sure about their return policy, customer service, etc. I will do a bit of research. I got my band from bluenile, I got pave diamonds half way around and I LOVE it! It's exactly what I wanted, now I want to buy one to put on the other side of my e-ring, haha! They have a great return policy, DH ordered the wrong size ring twice, so I had to return it twice, it was easy, I just called told them I needed a different size, they gave me a return code and I sent it back and they sent me another one. Customer service was very good too, they also email you to let you know when they get your return, when they ship your ring, etc... I'd definetly order from them again.

Great job Sarah! Jen you look beautiful, Brendan is going to love them!

we went hb riding at maroma beach while we were there. You did have the option to ride the horses into the water as well. It was fun, we enjoyed it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha So Im completely ignorant about all the WW stuff. How much does it cost? and do you have to eat there food. I have to do something to get in gear for the wedding and I have heard great things about ww. Wondering if someon could give me a little insight? Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha WOW that was great information. I think I will def look into this. How have you ladies done on this? Anyone lost weight? I will have to do something, maybe if the BDW biggest loser doesnt do it I will move on to this. But the time is getting closer. 20 pounds in three months, if thats even possible! I've done WW many times, it really is a good program because it teaches you how to eat healthy and make a lifestyle change. I think its better than doing a program where you have to eat there food because what do you do when you lose your weight, keep eating there food for the rest of your life? I lost 30 lbs. on it the last time I did it, I was also working out 4-5 times a week, so I think I actually lost more than that, maybe not on the scale, but in actual inches. I'm so sad that I gained it all back with some extra I have all of the information to do it, but the meetings really are helpful for keeping you motivated. I wanted to join this week and got lazy and never went, but I'm definetly going to follow the program while I do BDW biggest loser!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn3878 ok but wait a few days we are having a cold snap its 50 degrees out right now! BRRRRRRRRRR hmmm, well it was -4 this morning, I'll take 50 anyday!!

Quote: Originally Posted by JoannaR Paula since your such a recent bride.. Why is it that we have to pay per person if you go over 20 ppl. (ultimate package) if my guests are all inclusive since your staying in the hotel? I went to my TA yesterday and she didnt seem to agree that this is the way it works but im pretty sure i have read on here that you pay lets say the base price for the package and once you go over the 22ppl allowed you have to pay per person. Am i wrong?? The package only includes 20 people, any guests over that you pay per person. children are half price. I think we all had a hard time initially dealing with the concept of paying for our guests to eat at an all inclusive, but you have to realize, you are not only paying for food, these fees cover the costs of having your own servers for your function and all of the setup. If you think about it, you are having a private event, which requires more staff. And the servers at our wedding were fantastic! We never had to wait for anything, anything we wanted, they were there to serve us and they were great!

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn3878 Love yours too Jilly! Want to go dress shopping with me? LOL Everyone is always so busy that I hate to bother someone to go with me.....you know. I'll be on the first plane out... its cold here!

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha Makes perfect sense! Cant wait! One last question.... I know this is common sense but Im slow, whatever we weigh on wed is what we take a pic of, not now right?? Just need to know if I have a couple more days of Ice Cream eating or not ;o) I'm so happy I have a few more days of eating crap! Haha, what a great attitude, lol! Quote: Originally Posted by AnnR FYI - I also added the rules to the first post, so they're easy to find. I know on the show they have weekly weigh ins and updates - I already made my little spreadsheet to track the weight change by week - so I can post weekly updates if you'd like. I'm excited for you all! I was going to ask you to post updates, but I didn't want to push our luck since you're already nice enough to do this for us!

Yari Saraha DreaW froggie1013 ? sodria gkashmira chprfan jilly76 sarah alyssa Just Martha Betsy LMP333 tlomlad amandalovesryan Shelleyf cessyboston I added you to the list Erica. There will be NO bikini shots of me on the www! I was just planning to take a full length picture, fully clothed of course!

your siggy looks fine. I was having the same problem the other night, my sig was huge, but I had used a small size in PB, I got so frustrated I ended up deleting my sig for a few days.

I think that purse is really cute, especially if you can use it again! I don't know if you'd want to do this, but have you thought about buying the purse you want in white and dying it the color you want?

so should our before & after shots be full body or just our head, lol!

you may just want to ask the DJ you speak to if they've ever done weddings at dreams cancun, they're usually pretty flexible with outside vendors. And if he's been in business that long, chances are he's done weddings there, if it's allowed.

okay, here's who I have so far. Maybe if anyone is adding their name they can copy this list into their post and add their name. If you're on here and don't want to be just let us know. So we should probably set a deadline that the money has to be sent to Ann by next Tuesday? here's the list: Yari Saraha DreaW froggie1013 ? sodria gkashmira chprfan jilly76 sarah alyssa Just Martha Betsy LMP333 tlomlad amandalovesryan

I think as long as everyone gets their weight to Ann at some point on wednesday that's fine, I know I weigh myself first thing in the morning, but I may not get on here until later in the day. 8 weeks would be ending on April 30th. So we're sending Ann a picture of what's on the scale each week, right? If we are doing before & after pics we could probably just post them here rather than send them to Ann, as she'll be getting enough of our information to deal with! But we don't really have to do that, either way is fine with me. Maybe we should start a list of who is participating. BRB...

I left mine in and I put DH suit and our daughters BM dress in the bag with it, they were all perfect when we got there. We didn't even have to get them pressed. When they did my dress they put it on the cardboard thing, but they also pinned my dress kind of up and in the front, if that makes sense, when I got there I just had to unpin it and let it fall down.

you need to either post them to a site like photobucket to host them or just post a link and people can go to that to see your pictures.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sarah Do you think we could email our scale pictures to Ann & she could just keep track... Ann do you mind doing this? I think we should have to send her an actual picture... and I think we should have to be naked (obviously all Ann will see is our feet) that way it's a true weight. I'd love to participate in this, but there is no way in h*ll I'm posting what I actually weight on here! I'm mortified to admit that I've gained 25 pounds (yes, TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS!) since my wedding last year. Ann, you wouldn't even recognize me...lol And i'm going to Cabo in June so I've got to lose some weight! Sarah, I agree with Ann, I'm sure you're being way too hard on yourself, you're beautiful! But as I also posted, there's no way I'm posting my weight. I don't mind posting pounds lost each week, but definetly no total lbs! So if we can send them to Ann, I'm in, this is just what I need! Ann are you sure this isn't too much for you to have to deal with?

we used our ipod during dinner, in between courses while we were waiting we did our dance and the father/daughter dance. Speeches we also did in between courses, while we were waiting. Cake cutting after dinner. we skipped the garter.